10 ways to de-clutter your life

8 July 2009

Feeling flustered and all over the place? It’s time to cull the clutter!

From cleaning out your car to carrying a small diary, we bring you 10 quick ideas that make a difference to your mental wellbeing.

1. Pick a room in the house and give it a spring clean. Get rid of what you don’t need or use. If you have piles of old magazines laying around, toss them in the recycle bin.
Letterbox

2. Sick of emptying out your letterbox with brochures and pamphlets? Place a no junk mail sticker on your letterbox.
Spices

3. Do you have half used jars on condiments that look like they’re growing legs in your fridge? Before they walk themselves to the bin, clear out the back shelves and toss out-of-date items.
TV remote

4. If you can’t go a day without missing your 3 favourite reality TV shows, it’s time to cull back. Stop committing yourself to too much TV.

5. If you have items collecting moth balls in your closet, instead of letting them waste away, place them in a plastic bag and run them to your nearest charity clothes bin.

6. Checking your Facebook or Twitter account every few hours is cluttering your day. It doesn’t matter if you miss your friend’s status update about their new shoes. Limit your log ons.

7. Keep a small diary handy. This way when appointments or celebrations come up, you can write them down and keep track instead of storing the info in your head.

8. Does your home office have a paper stack that could rival the leaning tower of Pisa? Throw out old files from 5 years ago and only keep what you need.

9. If you’re driving around more rubbish that you are passengers, it’s time to cull the car trash. Place empty drink bottles in the recycle bin and remove the badminton set that you never use on the back seat.

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